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Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's discus throw

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Women's discus throw
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Pictogram for athletics
VenueCentennial Olympic Stadium
Date28 July 1996 (qualifications)
29 July 1996 (finals)
Competitors39 from 25 nations
Winning distance69.66
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ilke Wyludda
 Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Natalya Sadova
 Russia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ellina Zvereva
 Belarus
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These are the official results of the Women's Discus Throw event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There were a total number of 39 competitors, with the qualification round mark set at 62.00 metres.[1]

Medalists

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Gold Ilke Wyludda
 Germany
Silver Natalya Sadova
 Russia
Bronze Ellina Zvereva
 Belarus

Results

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Qualification

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Qualification Rules: Qualifying performance 62.00 (Q) or at least 12 best performers (q) advance to the Final.

Rank Group Athlete Nation #1 #2 #3 Result Notes
1 A Ilke Wyludda  Germany 66.78 66.78 Q
2 B Xiao Yanling  China 59.56 59.60 65.10 65.10 Q
3 B Franka Dietzsch  Germany 63.94 63.94 Q
4 B Anja Gündler  Germany 53.10 61.72 63.80 63.80 Q
5 A Olga Chernyavskaya  Russia 60.36 59.62 63.02 63.02 Q
6 A Nicole Grasu  Romania 63.00 63.00 Q
6 B Lisa-Marie Vizaniari  Australia 63.00 63.00 Q
8 A Ellina Zvereva  Belarus 61.86 62.74 62.74 Q
9 B Natalya Sadova  Russia 59.50 61.36 62.28 62.28 Q
10 B Mette Bergmann  Norway 59.60 62.24 62.24 Q
11 B Ira Yatchenko  Belarus 59.60 62.04 62.04 Q
12 A Teresa Machado  Portugal 59.14 62.02 62.02 Q
13 B Bárbara Hechavarría  Cuba 56.74 61.38 61.98 61.98
14 A Daniela Costian  Australia 61.66 x 61.24 61.66
15 B Alice Matejková  Czech Republic 60.72 59.40 x 60.72
16 A Maritza Martén  Cuba 59.70 57.80 60.08 60.08
17 A Atanaska Angelova  Bulgaria 59.82 x x 59.82
18 A Anastasia Kelesidou  Greece 59.60 58.44 58.56 59.60
19 A Zdeňka Šilhavá  Czech Republic 59.24 57.98 57.14 59.24
20 B Jacqui McKernan  Great Britain 53.74 58.88 57.60 58.88
21 B Jacqueline Goormachtigh  Netherlands 55.70 56.94 58.74 58.74
22 A Ekaterini Voggoli  Greece 58.24 55.48 58.70 58.70
23 B Beatrice Faumuina  New Zealand 57.30 x 58.40 58.40
24 B Valentina Ivanova  Russia 58.30 58.38 58.32 58.38
25 A Renata Katewicz  Poland x x 58.24 58.24
25 B Eha Rünne  Estonia x x 58.24 58.24
27 B Cristina Boit  Romania 58.10 x x 58.10
28 A Monia Kari  Tunisia x 53.02 58.02 58.02
29 B Olena Antonova  Ukraine 57.56 57.92 54.82 57.92
30 A Lacy Barnes-Mileham  United States x 57.48 56.32 57.48
31 B Stella Tsikouna  Greece x 53.62 56.66 56.66
32 A Agnese Maffeis  Italy x x 56.54 56.54
33 B Suzy Powell  United States 55.06 56.24 53.98 56.24
34 A Aretha Hill  United States 56.04 55.20 55.14 56.04
35 A Liliana Martinelli  Argentina 51.46 55.68 x 55.68
36 A Corrie de Bruin  Netherlands x x 55.48 55.48
37 B Isabelle Devaluez  France 55.08 x 53.92 55.08
38 A Lyudmila Filimonova  Belarus x 53.30 x 53.30
39 A Oumou Traoré  Mali x 39.70 37.16 39.70

Final

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Rank Athlete Nation #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ilke Wyludda  Germany 68.02 69.66 66.70 67.86 67.34 x 69.66
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Natalya Sadova  Russia 62.04 65.66 63.34 66.48 65.72 65.82 66.48
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ellina Zvereva  Belarus 63.96 65.64 65.64 63.02 64.10 64.84 65.64
4 Franka Dietzsch  Germany 64.22 65.48 63.90 63.56 x x 65.48
5 Xiao Yanling  China 56.90 63.34 63.72 60.86 64.72 x 64.72
6 Olga Chernyavskaya  Russia 64.70 64.06 x 64.20 61.40 x 64.70
7 Nicole Grasu  Romania 61.12 63.28 x 59.92 62.78 63.26 63.28
8 Lisa-Marie Vizaniari  Australia 62.48 x 59.62 60.32 x 59.96 62.48
9 Mette Bergmann  Norway 59.48 x 62.28 62.28
10 Teresa Machado  Portugal 61.38 60.48 60.02 61.38
11 Anja Gündler  Germany 61.16 60.76 59.48 61.16
12 Ira Yatchenko  Belarus x 57.76 60.46 60.46

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Women's Discus Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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